Officials in King have voted to keep the city's police department as opposed to having the Stokes County Sheriff's Office provide police services.The vote was 3-2 in favor of keeping the police department. Mayor Jack Warren cast the tie-breaking vote, WXII 12 News learned.About 150 people attended a recent public comment session on the issue.Most of the people who spoke at Monday's forum said they didn't want the police department disbanded.The King Police Department has an annual budget of about $1.5 million.City leaders had considered the idea of a change since early February.Stay with WXII12.com and WXII 12 News for updates.

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Officials in King have voted to keep the city's police department as opposed to having the Stokes County Sheriff's Office provide police services.